Ice Covered Lily Stem

Had my last early morning visit to the cardiologist (at least for awhile) earlier this week.  She let me know our next steps and then was telling a story about some of her patients that go through a couple of pots of coffee in the morning and then bottles of caffeinated soft drinks in the afternoon.  I told her I was rethinking the latte I planned on picking up after this visit and she laughed and said a coffee in the morning wasn't going to be a problem. Whew - that's a relief.

Yesterday I got my hair cut (or rather 'all of them cut' as my German grandfather would correct).  The beautician was concerned she had let her husband take care of taxes this year and he'd gone to an accounting company to have it done.  "That should mean it was done correctly.  Right?" she fretted.  They'd already received the state refund.  She'd just gotten a notice from the IRS about the federal refund but it wasn't for the correct amount nor was it their ID number.  Reminded me that I had received my state refund but was still waiting on the federal.  Hadn't planned on worrying about it until June.  Could start early I guess.

The latest storm started during the night and, this far north, was suppose to be snow.  Instead it's sleet. Ground is warm enough that the constitutional was crunchy but not slippery.  Whip, who doesn't like her head getting wet, was not happy but dutifully went out w/ me.  When we turned to go back home, though, she raced ahead, opened the front door, and waited for me in the foyer.  Maybe I shouldn't have taught her how to open the door on her own.